Sharp County record., 1887-03-03
xLlxTH CONGRESS.

rV the Sonata on the 18th the Naval Estao-
tisbr1ent Appropriation bill, as amenoeu- "ao
rerorred hack and notice given that u "ou4u D7
caIled mo on the 18th. The Post-Omce ApprO
T-isf,on t7iIl was again considered and an !A1e'-
est5rg debate eusued on the items Lo1
OCEAN steamship mail service Inc
bfu after being materially aH5tI-
"a was passed In the House MI
O,leiJ Mo- made an effort 70 secure me noo-
Tor consideration OF labor measures Ou' "1S
defeated l42 TO lOl, and the bill Tor lhe Ie0oII I
age and retirement OF the trade uo4-@E "@s
taken up. debated and passed Inc leI-idl
of the day was taken up in DEBATE on 'AS
Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation DILL
Tvtse Senate on the i4th, the Naval Es-
tabIishment bill was taken up Dut cOnside1a-
tion was not conc uded. lnsinuatons "e4o
made bv Senator DOlph, IN calilng ior IedaOi-S
why the House conference comm tIee Cou,
sidering the Senate bill restoring 70 lhe Cnl1Su
Sfates certain lands granted 70 the Northern
paciec ratIway had not reported to the Senate
conferees. that the committee was influenced
in its delay by the railroad company. who were
constructing a new road ard earning more
lands while the delay Continued
The Eads Tehuantepec Ship Railway
bill was debated till the Senate went into eX-
ecutive session. In the House the Mrs.
Togan Pension bill was productive OF
long and spirited debate over proposed
change OF rules, which terminated tempo
rarily bv the Speaker taking under con-
sideration point Of order raised. Mr.. springer
made an effort 10 have the Tar1n Dill
made the special order for the 18th, but
a noint of order was made and the mat
ter was undecided. Mr.. Lawler llll.) in
troduced a resolution instruct'ng the secretary
Of State to learn II Great Britain has not Vlo-
lated the treaty OF Client Of 1874 by DulIulhg
the Welland canal and menacing the Un'teu
States with a war-ship waterway 70 laKe ciues
and harbors Of the United States. Mr.. LlItIe
introduced a resolution providing Ior constr
tutional amendment making United states
Senators elective by popular vote Of the peo-
nile. The afternoon and evening sessions were
devoted to considering District Of Columbia
matters. 4.o,,o ,or
from the Secretary Of the Treasury concerning
the need Of appropriations for Sitka. Alaska
was presented. The House amendments 70 Lhe
Trade Dollar bill we're non-concurred IN. Ine
Missouri Judicial District bill was passed MI
Mitchell offered resolution 20 stul IurIher
investigate the financial relations OF the Paclnc
railroads and the Federal Government, the ldea
being that the government IS getting the
unret of IT, Discussion Of the Naval
Fstahlishment and Eads' Ship-Railway Dllls
consumed the afternoon .....IA the house con-
ferees were appointed on the Indian Appro
pr1ation bill The point OF order raised con
cerning the rules and the Mrs. Logan Pension
hill were decided by the Speaker III laVor oi
the point Of order resulting IN the H@V'oi
being sent to the committee on rules mus pre-
venting present consideration OF Inc maJIeI oS
the House The Diplomatic and Consular Az
propriation bill was debated till Adjournment
In the Senate on the 10Th Senator Turpie'i
Gnd) credentials were presented and referred
| The River ana HarbOr bill was reported
Messrs. Hoar and Coke had mild TIT over th'
| so-called Texas outrages. The Naval Estab
ment bill was debated till the hour for eulogie'
to the memory Of the late Senator Pike, o.
New Hampsbire after which the Senate ad
| iourned In the House a substitute for tn
! Senate Canadian Retaliatory bill was intro
duced and notice given that it would d.
callad up on the 18th. A report was calle'
for from the Secretary Of State on tn
Venezuela claims. A bill was reported u
| organize Alaska Territory. The House con
ferees insisted on its report to make the North
ern Railway Company forfeit 36,OOO,UO acres
Land instead Of the Senate report forfeitlni
| DIfI me DaiAnYe ol enc ddy was uovoSod u
| Logan eulogies
In the Senate on the 18th resolutions Of tn
Massachusetts Legislature were presented il
favor Of coast defenses Mr.. Hoar submitted
few figures from Massachusetts to weaker
faith in the Presidents pension veto. Th
Hale Naval Establishment bill passed. Sena
tor Vest introduced q substitute for the Ead
Tehuantepec Ship Railway bill, which, afte
discussion and amendment, was passed. Tht
| Missouri Court bill was passed q. In the HOUSE
the bill providing for seed distribution il
Texas failed to pass over the Presidents veto
! The conference report on the Anti-Mormon bill
was adopted 2O2 to 40. The House refused by
| 14O to 113 to consider the pension veto. and
! spent the balance Of the day on the Consular
and Diplomatic bill, which it passed with
amendments.